Woman disposed of baby’s body in bin after alleged illegal abortion, court told

Woman disposed of baby’s body in bin after alleged illegal abortion, court told

Sophie Harvey, then 19, said to have been ‘shellshocked’ when told she was past 24-week threshold for termination

A “vulnerable” teenager used pills to abort her baby after being told she could not have a lawful termination, before disposing of the body in a bin, a jury has been told.

Sophie Harvey and her boyfriend Elliot Benham, both 19 at time of the alleged offences, were “shellshocked” when they were told she had gone past 24 weeks of pregnancy and could not have an abortion, Gloucester crown court was told.

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